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samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...

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Sengoku Period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...

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Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen 24 (twenty-four) is the natural number following 23 and preceding 25. The SI prefix for 1024 is yotta (Y), and for 10−24 (i.e., the reciprocal of 1024) yocto (y). These numbers are the largest and smallest number to receive an SI prefix to da ...

" He also recorded as having been wounded 41 times in 36 encounters.Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
"Shingen Takeda (Character) from ''Kagemusha'' (1980)
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Obata Masamori , also known as Obata Nobusada, was a Japanese samurai warrior. He is known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He was the son of Obata Toramori, and came from western Kozuke province. He fled Kozuke and joined the Takeda aro ...

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"Legendary Takeda's 24 Generals" at Yamanashi-kankou.jp
Takeda retainers Samurai 1491 births 1561 deaths {{samurai-stub

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